A/N: Wufei POV's are harder to write than I thought O.o

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing. Rich people do.

The Fifth Wheel - Chapter 1

I sipped the coffee, letting the warm liquid soothe my throat as I sat down at the table while Quatre made breakfast.

"Mornin' Wu!" Came a familiar cheerful voice.

"Good morning Maxwell." I said, looking up from the porcelin mug to see Duo walking happily into the kitchen, his Japanese lover behind him.

"Hey guys, I was thinking since we finally got a day off at the Preventers we could all go out and do somethin!" Duo said, stealing a peice of bacon and getting a stern glare from Quatre.

"That sounds nice." Trowa, who had been reading the newpaper across from me, said. "What are we going to do?"

"Umm..." Duo tapped his chin in thought. "We could all go to the park and have a picnic or somethin. Ya know, just relax and not have to worry about missions."

"That'll be fun." Quatre said, smiling as he put a plate down in front of each of us. I started to eat my eggs and nodded my agreement. Maybe it would take my mind off of other things...

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After breakfast, Duo and Quatre went to go pack some stuff for the picnic and about two hours later we were walking to the park. I tried not to pay much attention to how Heero and Duo's hands were entwined, or how Trowa's arm was around Quatre's waist. There were no cars around, but I couldv'e sworn I heard an engine revving up.

I helped Trowa spread the large blanket underneath a tree while Quatre unpacked all the food for lunch. After, Duo pulled out some fishing rods.

"Let's fish!"

He handed one to each of us, and when he got to me he gave me a mock glare. "This time, try not to get the hook cuaght on my braid when tossing out your line." I shrugged with a smile and took the rod.

The fishing was nice and realxing, and plus I caught a bass and when pulling it up, the fish smacked Duo in the face, knocking him the water. Thats two time's I've gotten him in the lake. He swore revenge when he finally got out of the water, and I just laughed.

After that, we all had lunch. Not much, just some sandwiches, juice, and apples. The day was going good; I hadn't relaxed like this in a long time. Everything was going great, that is, until I saw her.

I was just finishing up my lunch when I heard the familiar musical laughter. I spun my head around to see Sally with some tall blonde man, laughing and walking with his arm around her shoulders. My heart twisted and before any of the other guys noticed my sudden change in mood, I told them I was going to go for a quick jog and the left for the path.

I was suprised when I heard Duo yell, "Hey Wufei, wait up!" I turned around and he jogged up to my side. "Room on the path for one more?"

"Sure." I said, trying to look as happy as I was before. We started jogging at a nice pace, and soon we had about half of the park cleared. We stopped to rest at a bench and I wiped at the sweat on my forehead. "So, why did you want to come jogging with me?" I had been wondering about this for a while now.

Duo's normally cheerful face grew serious and he looked at me with what I noticed as concern. "I saw."

I sighed and buried my face in my hands. "So I take it you know?"

I felt his hand on my shoulder. "Not only that, but I know exactly how you feel." I looked up at him and let him continue. "Before Heero told me how he felt, everytime I saw him with Relena I felt like my heart was being ripped out of my chest and stomped on with pink high heels."

"So," I said, "any suggestions?"

Duo sighed. "Just the old-fashioned tell-them-how-you-feel stuff. I mean, otherwise you'll spend your entire life wondering 'What if?' Why not take a chance to get the most important thing in your life?"

"I know...but..."

"It's hard."

We were silent after that but moments later I smiled. "Thanks Duo. Once again you have proved to not be the braided idiot I though you were."

He laughed. "Thanks...I think."

TBC...