Wiccachic: I would just like to give a HUGE thank you to all those people who reviewed so nicely!! ::glomps all around and much snuggling:: and to all those who review bad?? Well, lets just say…you obviously don't matter cuz I'm writing another chapter!! ::grins:: don't like it, you can flame me…I need something to laugh at! ^_~ Ja Ne!

Heero knocked on the door again, a little impatiently. Why didn't Duo answer the door? He tapped his foot a little as he knocked again, harder this time. "Duo?" he called. There was no answer and he sighed, pulling a lock-pick set out of his pocket and set to work. (a/n: pretend he has one for me please) In a matter of moments he was walking through the door. "Duo?" he called again.

"How'd you get in here?" a muffled voice asked from the bed room.

Heero followed the voice and found the braided ex-pilot face down on the large bed. "I picked the lock." he answered simply. "Why didn't you answer the door?"

"Didn't want to."

Heero waited for the rest of the explanation, but the normally talkative boy was oddly quiet. "Why didn't you want to?" he asked semi-patently.

"I have better thinks to do with my time." he murmured into the blanket.

Heero nodded, perplexed. "Like staring into a blanket for who knows how long?"

"It's better than hanging with you." he pouted into the blanket.

Heero frowned and took a small step back. "Yesterday I was under the impression that you wanted to see me."

"That was yesterday. Today, I have decided that I don't want to be one of your distractions."

Heero's frown deepened. "Who said you were a distraction?"

"It's not important, but I don't want to be just that to you."

"You're not a distraction, Duo." He cleared his throat slightly. "What do you want to be to me?"

"I want to be your--friend." Duo sat up with a sigh and looked over to where Heero was standing in the door way. "So I'm not just a distraction to you?" he lowered his lashes over his eyes, shielding them.

"No." Heero shrugged.

Duo grinned and stood, running and hugging the blue eyed boy. "Why are we still here then! I think you promised me lunch!"

~*0*~

Heero walked Duo to his hotel room door around three that afternoon, the violet eyed ex-pilot was laughing at something or other, and he slapped Heero on the back. "Man! We gotta hang out more often!" the stopped at the white door leading to Duo's room and stood there in silence for a moment. "So…" duo began, then smiled. "Gimme a call sometime tomorrow and we'll have diner." He smirked suddenly. "Maybe one of these days we'll be able to have breakfast." he winked and opened his door, walking through it before Heero could answer.

The other boy stared at the closed door, his mouth slowly opening and closing before he shrugged and walked back down the hall. Releena had wanted him to be back at three thirty so that he could accompany her to one of her many meetings and if he walked really fast he just might make it.

~*0*~

Duo didn't think he could smile any harder in his shower that night, as he ran over the course of that day. It started out pretty shitty when Releena came to visit him, but he quickly banished that memory from his mind. Heero had discredited her statement and it could no longer hurt him. Then Heero and they had had a wonderful lunch and then the walk home had been pure bliss! Almost singing he stepped out of his shower and wrapped a towel around his waist. The ringing phone caught his attention and he decided to let the machine get it. He smiled, hoping it was Heero.

~BEEP~ "Hello, this is room 69G (a/n: I thought this was oddly fitting ::smirk:: tee hee) The keeper of this room is currently unavailable and will get back to you as soon as possible. Please leave your name and number so that they will know how to reach you." ~BEEP~

"Duo Maxwell?" an unknown masculine voice said statically over the answering machine. "I just want to warn you that your choice of friends might be detrimental to your health. Think on that." ~CLICK~

Duo stared at the phone for a second, shock written over his features. Some one had just threatened him. Some one had the audacity to threaten his life. He almost laughed about it till he thought it over. Who ever it was wanted to kill him for the friends he kept. He frowned, scratching his head. Who did they not want him to be friends with? He walked over and picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Quatre, hey man! Where are you today?"

"In my home." the blond replied slowly. "Why?"

"No reason. Just wondering if you gave my room number to anyone."

"Uh…no…Duo, what happened?"

"Nothing, it must have been a crank call. Thanks"

He hung up before Quatre could reply and dialed another number.

"Yes?"

"Heero?"

"Yes."

"Did you give my number to anyone?"

"No."

"Oh…uh…okay. I'll talk to you later."

"Duo?"

"Yes?"

"Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why did you ask me that?"

"Ask you what?"

"If I had given anyone your number."

"I asked that?" Duo fiddled with the tail of his braid.

"Yes."

"Really? I don't remember. Oh well! I'll talk to you tomorrow."

He hung up the phone quickly and sighed. He'd worry about it tomorrow, right then he was a little to tired.

Wiccachic: ::big eyed:: even I didn't know that was gonna happen!! I'm sure you all know

Who it is that is making the threats, but humor me cuz Duo doesn't know…..him being to sweet. N-e-way..um….I want to put Wufei into it but I want him to be with someone or something like that and I have NO clue how to do it. Any idea's on the subject would be SOOOOOO welcome!!