Disclaimer: The characters are not mine!

AN: Remember, Duo has only about a month to sleep with Hilde and that I'm trying to get to the good stuff! AND this chapter is a little longer than the others!

Warings: Uhh... first of all you can sooooo tell I'm from California when you read this story! It comes out when I'm 'talking' as the characters!

Hilde's Fashion
by Oyuki


Relena stepped through the door of her and Hilde's apartment and slammed the door. She was fuming.

"What's wrong?" asked Hilde from her place on the couch in front of the television.

"Oh nothing, it's just that Heero Yuy will not take no for an answer! He keeps pestering me!"

"Why? I mean, I thought he took care of your 'crush' on him after he slept with you. That's what you told me when I asked you why you were ignoring him that time we all went out."

"He did! I don't know what's going on, but he wants to 'date' me again. As if I'd believe anything his stupid ass would say! The nerve of him to ask me to have dinner with me tonight! Ugh!"

"Calm down. Just keep saying no. Wait a second! Didn't you tell him that you had a boyfriend? It was to keep him off your back, but still," she said.

"Yes, but do you think that will stop him? That jerk would probably took it as a challenge." Relena didn't feel like talking about Heero anymore so she changed the subject and asked, "So, why did you tell me you didn't need a ride tonight?"

Hilde smiled at the young woman who had become her best friend. "Duo gave me a ride," she confessed.

Relena just stared. 'Uh oh,' was what her mind said to her.

"And then we stayed in his car and talked about things..." she hesitated a little before saying, "and then he kissed me."

"Oh Hilde no! No, no, no, no, no, no, no! Hilde, please don't tell me--" Relena didn't finish her sentence. She knew what was going on with her best friend. "Hilde, listen to me, Duo-- Well you know how he is! He's a--"

"Please don't say bad things about him. I can stand it from anybody but you. Please, can't you be happy for me?" Hilde said quietly. She knew what Duo was like. And deep, deep in her mind, something told her subconscious to beware. That Duo wasn't trustworthy.

Relena sighed. She knew she couldn't make Hilde do anything. She knew that she would not listen. "Just do me a favor?"

"Yes?"

"Don't-- don't," Relena gave up. She closed her eyes and said, "Just don't become suicidal?" she said with a small smile.

Hilde laughed and hugged her friend who had come to sit beside her. "Thank you!"

Relena hugged her back. 'Oh Hilde, you've gone through this once, can you do it again with someone you do love?' Relena knew Duo, and possible with Heero, was up to something.

*two weeks later*

Duo had told Hilde that it was too soon for people to know that they had been seeing each other for almost three weeks, so they only went out after work and on weekends.

In his office, Duo was making plans, big plans. He had decided that tonight, this Friday night, would be the night. He was going to take Hilde to his a nice restaurant tonight for a candle lit dinner, go to his apartment, or hers, and make his move. As much as he didn't want to sleep with her, he was really enjoying this game. And he was winning. As of now, he and Heero didn't have a bet going. They were just trying to out do each other, and get it on tape. They both enjoyed messing with people's lives. They enjoyed manipulating them, women.

Of course all of those women had been like Hilde. Hilde was naive, almost innocent. Duo didn't know how she would take it. The other women in his life had been exactly like him. They were sophisticated and enjoyed sex. When they found out he was only in it for manipulation, they left, moved on to their next prey. But Hilde, she was a nice girl... 'All's fair in love and war,' thought Duo. 'And this is war.'

His friend Heero stomped into the office. "That bitch! She is not falling for it!" he yelled.

Duo laughed. "Yuy, what's wrong? Not enjoying the game?"

"No, not at all! It seems Relena is cautious of me!"

"You did mess with her pretty badly. I mean right after she thought you loved her you make it so that she finds you with Sally. I'd be careful too about trusting you again. And didn't she say she had a boyfriend?"

"And I think it's true! This blond guy came to take her out for lunch today!"

"A blond guy?" he asked puzzled.

"Yes, a blond guy. His name is Quatre," he said with a sneer, "and they're going to London... tonight! Can you believe her?" Heero asked fuming. He was pissed off! Why? He didn't know. The only thing he knew is that he wasn't enjoying having Relena ignore him, turn him down, and then fly off to London with blondie!

"Man, Heero. Why are you getting all angry about this? I mean it's not like--"

"No," he interrupted, "it's not like I like her! It's just that--" he was cut off by Duo's laugh.

"Heero, go talk to her before she leaves, then. Spit out some romantic shit and then, maybe, you'll get her to stay."

"No! I can't. I don't want to talk to her! Argh! This sucks!"

"Well, on to better news, tonight is my night with Hilde. I'm planning a romantic dinner, then it's off to her apartment. Only because now I know that Relena won't be there."

Heero tried to ignore his friend. "Do whatever your little heart desires Duo."

tbc...

AN: Yeah! Now we're going somewhere! I know the story is cliche, but please R&R! Stay tuned for the next chapter!