Chapter Two: Caught

            Mako sighed as she sat on a bench and rested her arms on the table in front of her. She had just passed the man that was the cause of her pain the man that she loved. She wanted to be with him right know, knowing that he was free but she had promised herself earlier in the morning that she wouldn't go to him anymore, even if she was hurting herself in the process.

            She had always thought that love was a wonderful feeling that someone holds when knowing they were with the right ones, then why was she aching? Why didn't anyone tell her about the dangers of falling in love? It was times like this that she wished her mother was still around. To give her advice and such. But she was all alone with her brother.

            Suddenly soft yet rough fingers wiped the tear that was gracefully falling from one of her eye. Mako immediately looked up in surprise to see gentle yet worried cobalt eyes staring at her. "Duo." She whispered as she watched the man take a seat in front of her and folded his arms in front of him. "What's wrong?" He asked as he studied her face. Just by looking in her eyes he could tell something was wrong. They didn't shine as they usually did. The only time he had actually seen her like this was when he first met her. She had just broken up with someone and was feeling depressed. He didn't like seeing her like that. "Who made you cry?"

            Mako only shook her head no. She didn't want to tell him who it was, because she knew how he could get. Duo was a kind, carefree man who cared about the people he loved but at the same time he could be cruel. She didn't want to put his friendship with Heero on the line; the guilt won't leave her if she did. "No one made me…"

            "You're lying." Duo immediately cut her off.

            Mako looked up at him in surprise before narrowing her eyes. "And who would you know?"

            Duo simply grinned. "Because, when you lie your eyes dim and you hesitate before speaking. You're forgetting who I am Mako-chan."

            Mako sighed again. Some times Duo will never be able to take hints, but she appreciated his concern for her. "Duo." She whispered as her eyes looked up at him. "If I tell you will you promise not to get angry?"

            Duo frowned at her question. "I can't make that for sure Mako. Why?"

            Mako knew that there was no going backwards now. She had got his attention and knew he wouldn't just let her go now. Sighing once more and swallowing her nervousness she opened her mouth to speak.

            "I need to talk to you." A voice not her own spoke.

            Mako seemed to freeze when she recognized the voice. She didn't want to turn to him or gaze into those beautiful Prussian eyes that always captivated her. She didn't want to loose again but her body refuse to listen and she turned at the same time with Duo to look at a blonde petite woman and by her side a tall handsome man stood. Makoto silently swallowed as she looked up at him. In the corner of her eyes she saw Duo standing up to wrap his arms around the petite while he kissed her cheek. The sight pained Mako so much that she had to close her eyes and turn away. 'Why can't Heero hold me like that?' She thought.

            Heero witness this silently and sighed. "Mako, I need to talk to you."

            Mako shook her head as she stood up. "There's nothing to talk about Heero." She whispered. "Leave me alone."

            Duo frowned when he heard her and looked at the both of them before he looked down at the woman in his arms. Her blue eyes held his eyes for a moment before she turned to watch the scene. Mako was walking away slowly yet steadily. She felt so sorry for her friend right now. She never wanted any of this to happen to any of her protectors but she knew she could never shield them from the hurt they will encounter at some points in there lives. The blonde looked up at Heero who was still foolishly standing besides her and frowned. "Don't be a fool Heero. Go after her." She spoke firmly before she pulled the reluctant Duo away.

            Heero looked at the blonde who was walking away and caught the confusion on Duo's face when he turned to look at him. Heero only turned around and ran to catch up with the brunette female. When close enough Heero caught her hand and turned her around. Her green eyes wide in shock stared at him in slight fear. "Mako." He whispered before bringing his had to her cheek. "Please. It will only take ten minutes and its not like you have any classes today."

            Mako willed herself to be strong, though it was difficult. He was so close to her that all she had to do was raise her head a little bit higher to be able to kiss him. His eyes had softened when she stared back at him, enough to make her doubt if he did loved her. "B…but you do." Was the only thing she could say at the time. Her body was still numb from his touch.

            Heero smiled a rare smile and leaned in to kiss her. He slowly and softly slipped his arm around her small waist and pulled her closer to him.

            Mako sighed when she felt their bodies touch and melted into her lover's arms. When she felt him pulling away from her she groaned disappointedly and looked at him. "Please." He whispered once again. Slowly she nodded though she was hesitant. She was scared of what he was going to do or say when they were alone. She didn't want her heart broken again and she knew he would break it once more, but her love for him blinded her whenever she was around him.

            After walking silently side by side for a while they had reached his dorm room. He had asked for his own when first coming here and he when meeting Mako he was glad he did. When Mako went in he closed the behind him and mentioned for her to seat on the couch. He noted as he watch her do so, that her hands were shaking a bit. He sat besides her and allowed silence to reign over as he thought of what to say to this woman besides him.

            Suddenly her quiet voice brought him out of his thoughts. "What did you want to tell me?"

             Heero turned to look at her and moved his body so he would be facing her. He didn't know how to start. How was he supposed to tell her that he was afraid of her? That he was afraid she would let him loose when he finally gave her his heart? or that he didn't know how to say I love you? Taking a slow breath he closed his eyes and sighed. "Mako." He called to her but she didn't turn to him nor did she look at him. "Mako, I'm…I'm…" He stuttered as he looked at her. 'Why can't I say it?' He asked himself angrily. 'I can't do it.' He quickly added. 'I just can't.'

            Standing up he walked away as he ran his hand through his hair. "Look I can't do this anymore." He spoke fiercely as he turned around to face her. "This is not me."

            The green-eyed woman looked up at him hurt and surprised. "Wh…what are you talking about?"

            Narrowing his eyes out of irritation he spoke in his usual tone. "I can't keep going like this Mako. I don't even know who the hell I am anymore…"

            "And you think I do!!!??" The tall brunette yelled as tears clouded her vision. "You think I like waking up not know what went wrong? Or what I did wrong for you to be so cold to me?" She spoke as a tear slid down her cheek. "I was so confident when I stepped into this university three years ago then everything went out the window when I met you. I'm so confused that I don't know what to do anymore. It hurts sleeping with you knowing the next day you won't be there when I wake up or seeing you leave without a goodbye." More tears fell from her eyes as she looked at him. While a lump in her throat grew bigger. "Please tell me what did I do wrong? Or what didn't I do…" She couldn't hold in her cries anymore. Her sobs filled the once quiet room as Heero stared at her shocked. Not once he had he seen her like this. She was crying as if she had lost the world. Did he really do those things to her? Did he make her feel like she was worthless?

            Seeing her like this made him want to cry. He didn't like seeing her like this and the thought of him making the once proud Jupiter cry made him feel sick. He knelt in front of her and wiped her tears from her cheeks gently as she looked at him. "I'm so sorry Mako." He whispered to her while he pulled her into his arms. "Never meant for you to be hurt like this. I just don't know what's going one with me. I'm not use to all these emotions…you know that." He could feel her nodding her head against his shoulder. "You have to give me time please."

            "Why can't…we just work it out together?" She asked him in the smallest voice she had.

            "Because I need to know who I am first." He parted slightly away from her to see her face and helped her wipe her tears away. Slowly his finger went under her chin and pushed her head up so her eyes could meet his. "Please."

            Mako stared into his eyes debating if she should. Her mind was telling her no just break it off but her heart was screaming yes. She was confused on which one to take. She didn't want to hurt anymore but she didn't want to be segregated from him. Unconsciously she nodded and immediately found his lips on hers. Her eyes grew wide with shock; she hadn't expected him to do that at all although she wasn't complaining. She loved to feel his lips on hers. It always gave her a chill of excitement and please allowing her to forget about all the troubles she was facing. Gradually her right arm wrapped around his neck while her other had was buried in his hair. She moaned as he pushed her lips a part and slipped his tongue in.

            Heero was completely lost in the moment as he pulled her closer. Every time he as close to her his body would go crazy and he could never understand it. He could never understand why everything around him turned upside down when she was close by. He was supposed to be the perfect soldier. A man who should no emotions but now he wasn't that same person anymore. He was afraid to let go to the one thing he knew all his life. Ignoring his thoughts he lowered Mako down to the floor.

            A small tear fell from Mako's eyes as she thought, 'I'll wake up not seeing him again.'

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            As Ami got out of her classroom she felt arms wrap around her waist and turned around gasping only to see a green eye staring at her fondly. Frowning she sighed. "Don't do that Trowa. You scared me."

            "I'm sorry." He whispered in her ear before letting go of her. She looked up at him with what Trowa thought was a cute smile. "I said you scared me, but I never said to let go." She whispered.

            Suddenly someone cleared his throat and they both to see Duo and Usagi staring at them amused. Ami slightly blushed as the thought that they heard her ran through her mind. "Finished class so soon Usa-chan?" She asked the blonde. Trying to change whatever thoughts they would say about them.

            Usagi hid her grin as she stared at her friend. Ami had obviously forgotten she had no classes today. "You can say that Ami-chan. So where are you guys going?"

            "No where really." The blue haired beauty answered for the both of them in relief. "I have a report to…"

            "Oh no Ami." A new voice came behind the pair and Rei, Minako, Quatre and Wufei came to view and stood by the rest of their friends. "Today is Friday. No homework until tomorrow." Minako said almost seriously as she stared down at her friend.

            "But it's worth…."

            "Ami you are going to Ace it so stop complaining." Rei spoke quickly as she crossed her arms. "You always come out of you classes with the highest scores. One Friday is not going to kill you."

            Knowing her friends Ami gave up. She didn't want to cause a scene, which she knew Minako would create. "Fine, so where are we going."

            "We first have to stop by Heero's room." Duo spoke as he looked at them. "He didn't come to class today and I thought he would want to know the homework. Plus I want to ask him if he knows anything about why Mako-chan has been upset for the past days."

            As he said that everyone looked at each other a little concerned for Heero. They knew why Mako was acting the way she was. They didn't need to be a genius to see it. But they prayed that when they arrived they wouldn't see Mako with Heero, for the both of their sake. Fortunately, Duo had turned his back from them when panic crossed their faces. They didn't want to be the ones telling him what was going on.

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            Heero stirred when he heard pounding and quickly opened his eyes as he when he realized someone was hammering on his door irritated. He stood up and searched for his pants only to find them on the couch. As he reached for it his eyes caught site of Mako sleeping peacefully. He gently brushed her hair back away from her face and as he looked down at her a smile crossed his face.

            "Heero open the damn door!" The voice of Duo rang in Heero's ears as he pounded harder on the door.

            Growling he quickly put on his pants and walked towards the door. "I'm going to kill you Duo." He growled fiercely as he opened to door and faced him. He the realized that duo wasn't the only ones standing when he noticed all the girls blush as they stared at him. He looked down and silently cursed himself for forgetting his shirt. He looked into Duo's eyes annoyed but the tall man paid no attention to it. "What the hell do you want? I was sleeping."

            Duo raised an eyebrow at his friend when he noticed his mood. "And what got shoved up you butt?" He spoke while making his way into Heero's room but quickly stopped when he felt a tight grip on his wrist and turned to face Prussian eyes.

            Quatre looked at Heero intensely as he tried to figure out why he was acting the way he was. He could feel the heavy tension around them as the two stared at each other. The blonde knew there was no point in forcing Heero to speak and sighed. As he was about to say lets go they heard a worried voice inside and immediately he regretted coming. "Heero?"

            Rei whispered a curse that Wufei, Trowa and Minako heard as she recognized the voice. She could see her friends all winced at the thought of what would happen next. Duo had turned around and his eyes widen in shock as he saw the woman in front of him.  

Meanwhile

            Mako slowly woke up and turned away from the couch to see if Heero was still there. She sighed sadly when she noticed he wasn't. 'Why does he keep doing this to me?' She thought while she stood up from the floor. She looked around and saw all their clothes were still in various places. She picked up Heero's T-shirt first and quickly wore it to cover her naked body. Leisurely, she walked around to pick up the clothes and placed them on the couch. She turned to the door when she heard voices. Slowly she walked towards it. "Heero?" She called out and gasped when she saw her brother and her friends turning to look at her. 'Oh god.' She thought.

            "What are you doing here??!!" Duo yelled as soon as he got his voice back. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. His younger sister, by few seconds, was in one of Heero's t-shirts. Quickly and firmly he wrenched his arm away from Heero's grasp and turned to face him with anger. "So that's what you call it now? You were sleeping?" He growled.

            "Duo." Usagi whispered as she tried to get his attention but she was ignored.

            Fists by his sides Duo restrained himself from hitting Heero. He simply turned to the door but stopped as he turned to look at Makoto. "Get dressed we're leaving." He spoke.

            "But Duo…"

            "Now!!!" He yelled surprising everyone.

            Usagi and the others moved away from the furious Duo as he walked away but before he got any further he stopped by Wufei and said, "Make sure she's out of here."

            The Chinese nodded silently before he moved to the door. He looked at Heero with regret as Mako came back out dressed and with her books in her arms. He took her by the hand and walked away pulling the embarrassed and brokenhearted brunette away from Heero. Rei caught up with them along with Minako, they felt so sorry for their friend. The thought of being caught doing something like that by their brother would humiliate them or destroy them completely. They knew Makoto would need comfort after getting passed Duo. 

            Usagi sighed as she looked at Heero who was staring at the floor angered by what had just happened. She walked up to him and just when she was about to touch his arms he retreated from her and glared at her. "Heero." She whispered surprised by his actions. "I'll talk to Duo." She whispered.

            "Leave me alone Usagi. You've done enough." He whispered harshly before moving inside his dorm after pushing her out and closing the door.

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Author's note: Hi! Thank you once again for the wonderful reviews! As you can tell this is a drama fic. There will be action but not by much. Please tell me what you think. I got an idea with Duo and Mako as you can see! ^_^ tell me what you think about that too.

Next: Now that Duo caught them will they be able to be together anyway? Some one comes to Mako and asks her a question will she say yes or no? Will Heero tell her that he loves her??? Hah! Next: Love and sorrow.

Next chapter of The Other Lover will be posted on the 30th on november!