Oi Minna!! Ok, this is the part I wrote. LOL, it took me a while to write it, cause I wasn't sure how to continue from DJ's chapter (that and computer problems). LOL, I knew I couldn't compete with Her writing. But, well, here it is……!



Wufei stood in the doorway of Duo and Trowa's class. The 5 boys all had classes at the dojo, but they were at different levels. Quatre was in a lower level, because of the fact that he hadn't had much combat training. Trowa and Duo were in a level together, being quick with both reflexes and catching on. Heero and Wufei were in a higher level, simply because they had training when they were very young. His class didn't start for another hour, so he had decided to go and watch Duo and Trowa to see how they were coming along. Instead of practicing like they should have been, he found the boys talking with a tall brunette onna. At first, he hoped that the girl was talking with Trowa, or that she'd be immune to Duo's charms. But as Trowa and Duo walked away to start training, Wufei saw the triumphant look on Duo's face. He then knew that the braided baka had asked the onna out. Wufei sighed and shook his head. Would that baka ever give up?

An hour later, Wufei chuckled as he watched the tall brunette girl take Duo down for the 4th time. He realized that if she kept up like this, Duo would dump her in two days. Still, Wufei had respect for the onna. Sure, she wasn't the only female at the dojo, but she was the only one at her level. She didn't pretend to be weak to get a boy's attention, like most onnas he'd met before. She had an air around her that yelled confidence and he liked that.

Wufei chuckled again as the brunette flipped Duo on his back. As Wufei headed towards his class, he couldn't help but think of his and Quatre's conversation earlier. If Duo dumped this girl, he was definitely in for a beating.

'And quite frankly,' he thought to himself, 'The baka deserves it.'



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Later, Duo found himself showing the beautiful Makoto around the city. He was a little sore after sparing with her, but it was all worth it. Although he got his ass kicked, so to speak, he still had fun. And he still was having fun. He found that Makoto was a very fun and interesting girl. She was much better than any other girl he'd met so far, and that was saying a lot.

During the time that Duo had started his search for 'The One' He had found himself comparing all the girls to each other. 'This one's taller than that one, that one's prettier than this one; she's smarter than the last one, she's not as smart as the one before.' With each comparison, Duo had found that they lacked the one thing that he was looking for. True, Duo wasn't exactly sure what that 'one thing' was, but he knew that he'd know when he found it.

'Gah! I'm not making any sense!' Duo thought to himself angrily. He shook his head in self loathing and decided to turn his thoughts to the beautiful brunette walking beside him.



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Two days later, Duo brought Makoto home to meet the guys. Makoto named them off before Duo could introduce them properly.

"I already know Trowa, Duo. Nice to see you again Tro-kun," Makoto gave Trowa a hug.

"Let's see, Blond hair, sea blue eyes, cute…..You must be Quatre, the sweet one," Makoto said as she shook hands with a surprised Quatre. Duo had described him as cute and sweet?

"Ok…..Dark, messy hair, Prussian eyes, handsome…..Heero right?" Heero nodded mutely to Makoto. Outside he was indifferent, inside he was surprised much like Quatre was. Duo told her that he was handsome?

"Hmmm…..Ok, well this is easy. Chinese and grumpy looking, you're definitely Wufei." Outraged, Wufei glowered at Duo. He had described Quatre as cute, Heero as handsome and all he got was grumpy? How dare he? He was _not_ grumpy. He was hardly _ever_ grumpy. Duo just had a way of making him angry. There was a DIFFERENCE between grumping and anger.

Wufei's inner rant was cut short when he heard giggling. He looked around to see Duo grinning at him, Quatre smiling at him, Trowa's face holding a smirk and Heero desperately trying not to show anything. But the giggling came from Makoto. She grinned widely at him.

"You know, you're kinda cute when you scowl." She said to him. As Wufei opened his mouth, a loud gurgling was heard. Wufei closed his mouth quickly, mortified. Makoto stared open mouthed at him.

"I take it you haven't eaten yet." She stated flatly, gaining her composure. She looked at the other boys.

"Well, what about the rest of you? Are you hungry?" At their affirmative nods, she shook her head.

"Well, we just can't have that! Duo, show me to the kitchen."

"Why?" Duo asked, perplexed.

"So I can make you guys something to eat, of course! Lead on!"

In less than an hour, Makoto served the boys a wonderful meal. They were astonished with her abilities. She had made 3 courses out of almost nothing and it was absolutely delicious. The boys kept complimenting her on her abilities throughout the entire meal. Makoto simply said thanks, but they all could see that she practically glowed with all the compliments she'd received.

That night, after Makoto had gone home, the boys , minus Duo, talked about her. They all agreed that they liked her better than the other girls that Duo had dated, but she'd eventually get dumped for a newer flavor.

"It's because of that temper," Quatre said. He saw her practically put her fist through a wall when someone came into 'her' kitchen.

"It's also because she can kick his butt." Trowa added, smirking as he thought about class.

"She'd have him totally whipped," Wufei put in, thinking about the inner strength he saw in her.

"Hn." Heero put in.

The boys shook their heads at Heero's input and continued on with their discussion of the beautiful brunette.

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Three weeks later, the boys were surprised to find that Duo and Makoto were still dating. It had been the longest that Duo ever stayed with one girl. The boys were beginning to think that maybe Makoto was 'The One' that Duo had been look for. For the first time in a while, Heero, Trowa, Quatre and Wufei were finally beginning to relax. This girl was a winner.

Makoto spent most of her time at their place. Yes, she had found a place of her own, but she preferred to stay at a place where there were people who appreciated her. So she stayed at Quatre's place most of the time. No one seemed to mind, especially since she liked to cook for them. As far as she was concerned, she felt like part of the family, and they treated her like it. She was feeling pretty content.

Duo was the only one who didn't seem to be happy. He wasn't happy. He was far from it. In fact, he was downright agitated. He liked Makoto, he really did. He liked her more than any girl he'd ever met. But she wasn't the girl he was looking for. Still, unlike any other girl, he was reluctance break this one off. Not only did he like her, but he feared for his life. Makoto had quite a temper on her, and she could kick his butt in a second. The other guys had come to treat her like family. They also had tempers, they'd kill him in a second.

Finally, Duo came to a decision. He was gonna break it off with her. Now all he had to decide on was how. Should he go himself for once, or should he send one of the guys? Duo decided that one of the guys should do it after remembering Makoto's fists. But which one would he send? Quatre was the sweet one, but he'd be no match for her fists. Heero could handle her, but he'd just tell her bluntly without really thinking of her feelings. Trowa would be capable of handling her and telling her without being so blunt about it, but his head would probably explode from that much talking. Wufei would have to bet he one for this job.

Duo's musings were cut short as Wufei walked by.

'Speak of the devil!' Duo thought to himself.

"Ne, Wufei, could I speak to you for a moment?"

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Wufei stood in the dojo staring at Makoto as she stood there, fuming.

One of her fists was embedded in the wall next to her, the other being clenched into a tight fist at her side. Wufei watched as she tried to control her anger. In a few minutes, her breathing slowed down, her face lost the heated flush it had and her eyes closed.

Wufei was impressed, she had managed to calm down pretty quickly. He doubted that he would have been able to do the same if the situation was switched. He would have most likely hunted the braided baka down and beat him to death. This onna had more to her than he had expected.

Makoto was pretty devastated. She lost her 'family' once again. It kinda sucked. Every single time it happened: she'd find a so called family and then they'd dump her the moment she started to feel happy. It always happened. That's why she always moved around. She needed a place to belong. She thought she had actually found that place with Duo and the rest of the guys, but she was wrong.

And speaking of the rest of the guys, why was Wufei still there? He had delivered his message for that insensitive baka, why was he still hanging around? She studied him as she pulled her fist out of the wall. She noticed that he was studying her also. Yeah, she had to admit that he was handsome, even if he did look grumpy most of the time. He kinda reminded her of her old boyfriend.

Old boyfriend. Maybe she could still be part of that family. She still liked Duo, even if he did act like an ass. She figured something like that would happen eventually. Duo just seemed like that kind of guy. But Wufei, he was nothing like Duo. She figured that Wufei was one of those guys that played for keeps. Maybe she could snag this guy herself. All she had to do was ask him out.

Wufei noticed the look in Makoto's eyes. He knew what she was thinking, and for once he didn't mind. He had been watching Makoto over the weeks and he had come to like her more than he should have. He remembered Quatre's words a few weeks back. Now he understood what Quatre meant. He had found his lady Dragon, or at least he hoped he had.

With a smile, he looked to Makoto and asked her out for coffee. Makoto, quite surprised, nodded mutely. He offered his arm to her and they walked out into the world, a new relationship in the making.