Phoenix Storms: *reels line in* Now you have to come back for the next chapter. Glad you like it.

CaSandra: I agree completely. They are one of my favorite couples.

Just a word of warning to those of you who read this part and do not like limes, there is a little lime towards the end. I am so sorry for the two- week delay on this chapter but I have had bad computer problems among other things. I have already started on the next chapter. I am still looking for suggestions to put in the story. Hope you like it. Thanks for reading.

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After Heero had finished telling Duo everything that Treize had told him, the violet-eyed youth was utterly thunderstruck. 'This just keeps getting worse and worse. Now, I have a lunatic with mental powers after me that wants to claim me for himself. Why? Wait! What if he claims me before Heero can? Could it be undone? Damnit! Why is this happening?'

Duo stood from his bed and began pacing around the room. His mind could not stop the unwelcome thoughts. He was scared, nervous, and uncertain. He had learned in his short life not to get his hopes up, because you never get what you want. He learned that the easiest thing to do was to not want, but now he did have what he always wanted; he had someone that loved him as much as he in turn loved them.

Worrying for his love's mental and physical health, Heero went to embrace the pacing youth. "Duo-kun, you need to get back in bed. We will talk more after you have rested. I know that you are worried and uneasy, but you have got to rest and get your strength back. Things will work out. I will not let him take you from me. I promise you that."

Feeling safer in Heero's arms, he relented to the other youth and allowed himself to be tucked in bed once more. Seconds after his head hit the pillow, the full effect of his fatigue hit him. He had to force his eyes open. When he felt Heero pull away from him, he started to panic and grabbed onto him as tight as his weakened body would allow.

Heero felt the arms clinging to him tighten but only slightly. 'Is he really that tired? Oh Duo, what can I do and say to make you feel safe. You cannot see how much your body needs to rest.' He looked into the pleading violet eyes and could clearly see the fear lurking there. Not wanting to upset the frail boy before him, he thought of a way to soothe Duo into a deep sleep in the shortest amount of time.

"Relax itooshi. I need to speak with the others, but I will do that after you are taken care of. I am going to go get something from the bathroom. I will be right back." He placed a gentle kiss to his forehead before leaving.

He returned to the bed with a hairbrush. Duo smiled happily at the sight of the brush. It was one of his hidden desires to have Heero brush and play with his hair. He could already feel the tension and anxiety leave his body.

At seeing the tight-strung body relax some at the sight of the brush, Heero started to feel quite proud of himself for thinking of it. 'I just wish I can do this again when the situation is not so bad.' "Roll over."

The command was quickly followed by the longhair pilot. Duo was excited as his fatigued body would allow him to be. As it was, when he felt Heero start to undo the current messy braid, he could not keep the blissful smile from his lips. Never had anyone but himself used such care with his hair before. The effect was both reassuring and calming. With each stroke of the brush, his eyes drifted shut. With each caress of the gentle hands, the smile got bigger. Giving in to his body's demand for rest, Duo fell into a deep dreamless sleep.

Heero noticed the moment he fell asleep, but he did not stop what he was doing. He did not know when he would get another chance at doing this and wanted to take advantage of the current moment he had. The chestnut hair was so soft and silky. His hands never once fully left those heavenly strains until the tie was placed at the end of a fresh braid.

The static pilot steeled himself to leave his partner, but not before a light kiss was placed on his head and a promise was whispered in his ear. Satisfied with the contempt sigh he got as an answer, Heero Yuy went to speak with his friends and ask for their help.

######################################################################## *in Treize's room*

"Treize, are you telling us that Zechs can control minds?"

Treize could see the slight disbelief in his lover's eyes. He had just finished telling them what he had told Heero only a short while ago. Each pilot reacted differently to the news. Wufei had acted with disbelief and anger. Quatre had immediately accepted the news and was now more determined than ever to help his friend. Trowa, to the untrained eye, looked as if the news was nothing new to be bothered with, but his visible eye held nothing but fury and protectiveness.

"In a matter of speaking, yes little dragon. He can control weakened minds not strong ones. Quatre he cannot control at all as I have said before. He was not always like this. Deep down Zechs is a very caring person."

"And just what happened to him to make him." Quatre was interrupted when Heero entered the room. Everyone stared at him wide-eyed, but it was the usually quiet Trowa that broke the silence.

"Why did you leave him alone, Heero? Right now is not a time for him to be left alone for long."

Heero expression turned snappy. "I am well aware of that. He is asleep right now. I locked the door on my way out and only I have the key to open it. I do not want to leave him alone as much as you do, but I had to speak with you all."

"My apologies Heero. I know how much he means to you. I am just a little worried right now. All of this is still new to me." He had his head bowed in shame at himself. He felt his lover soothingly caress his arms silently telling him not to beat himself up.

Heero forced himself to relax. "It is alright. I can understand how you feel. So I take it that Treize told you all what is going on here." He looked around to see the affirmative head nods.

"Heero, did you get a chance to talk to Duo about what I told you?"

He shifted a little before answering. "Yes, I told him everything."

"And how did he take the news."

"He just found out that a mentally unstable Zechs wants to control him. How do you think he took the news, Treize?"

The young aristocrat could feel the tension start to thicken and played his part as peacekeeper. "I am sorry for how that may have sounded. I know it is much to take in so fast. I have been there myself. Let me rephrase myself. Does he fully understand about the claiming?"

Again Heero shifted uncomfortably before answering. "He was uneasy. He kept pacing until I made him lay back down, but he did not exactly say anything about it. To answer your question, I do not think that it has fully set in yet and that worries me greatly."

Now, it was Quatre's turn to work his own magic. "Don't worry, Heero. Duo loves you with all his heart. I know. I can feel it every time he looks at you. He may seem a little uncertain when it finally sinks in that thick head of his, but be there for him and all will be well."

For some strange reason, Heero really felt better after hearing that. When he thought about it more, it did make sense. He knew that Duo cared for him greatly, but he was also not use to getting what he wanted. He knew most of Duo's past but not all of it. He hacked into every database he could find to find out more about him after they meet that first time. He felt his lips turn up in a grin at the memory.

A discreet cough from Wufei made him come back to the present. A slight pink hue graced his checks at having been caught daydreaming. He recovered by saying he needed to get back to Duo.

The others watched him go with amused smiles. "I think that went rather well. Don't you agree little dragon?"

Wufei giggled softly. "Yes Treize, I think that went well. I just hope that things continue to go so well for them. Heaven knows that they deserve it."

Trowa and Quatre agreed whole-heartedly. They each offered their goodbyes saying they needed to do some things.

Treize stopped them before they made it out the door. "Wait one moment please. I need to tell you that I will need to be leaving later this evening to make arrangements for another safe house. This one is too easy to discover. It could take a few days. Could you let Heero know?"

After saying they would stop by the room and let him know, they left hand in hand. Treize felt a pair of arms wrap around his waist from behind. He smirked as he turned around to return the embrace. "Is there something on your mind, little dragon?" His answer came in the form of sexy smile and a pair of demanding lips on his own. Neither said another word as they simultaneously moved to the large bed not once breaking eye contact.

######################################################################## *back in Heero/Duo's room*

Heero entered the room and was greeted with a vision from one of his deepest dreams. Duo had rolled over onto his back. His shirt was pushed up showing a good portion of his tone stomach and chest. His head was turned away from the door offering his neck to hungry eyes to view. His left hand was resting on his hip; finger temptingly close to the junction between his legs. His other arm was rest on the pillow to his right. All in all, he looked scrumptious.

Heero moaned at the sight feeling his loins tighten. 'Look at what you can do to me without even trying.' As much as he wanted to wake his love up and show him how much he loved him, he knew his love needed as much rest as possible. Not really being sleepily, but not wanting to leave him alone again, he was about to crawl in bed when a soft knock at the door stopped him.

Growling in annoyance, he opened the door to find Trowa and Quatre. Seeing the look on Heero's face and catching a quick glance at the figure on the bed, Quatre decided to make the visit as short as possible. "We are sorry to disturb you, but Treize wanted us to tell you that he will be leaving later this evening to secure us another safe house. He said it could take a few days."

"Arigatou. Is there anything else?"

"If you need anything Heero, come ask one of us. Would you like me to have a dinner plate brought up to you?"

"No. I am not hungry. I will have something sent up here if I do or if Duo wakes up, but I do not think he will until tomorrow morning. If you will excuse me Quatre, I will see you all tomorrow."

He closed the door and walked back to lie down beside his heart. As soon as he laid down, Duo instinctively moved closer to him. Duo had his face buried against his chest and his arm wrapped around his middle. Heero in turn wrapped his arms around the slim figure at his side.

After lying there for an hour or so, he allowed himself to drift off in a light sleep. He would not let anything get the jump on him. If something happened, he wanted to be ready for it, for Duo's sake more than his own.

######################################################################## *next morning*

Heero awoke to a strange and unfamiliar sensation. He felt happy, and the source of that happiness was a body radiating warmth beside him. His sleep fogged mind cleared and he pulled the warmth closer to him. The boy beside him seemed to like it as well, very well by the feel of things.

A low moan came from Duo throat as Heero pulled him closer to his side. That small sound made Heero answer with one of his own. The feel of that lean body rubbing against his own was enough to set his loins on fire. His breathing became erratic and labored. He could feel Duo start to slowly rub himself against his hip a little harder, and all the while continue to moan softly.

'Can't take much more of this. Ahhhh. Don't stop. Wait, need to stop. He is asleep. He doesn't know what he is.ahhhh.' All coherent thoughts stopped as warm lips enclosed on his nipple through his shirt. He buried his hands in Duo's hair at the base of his skull. Those luscious lips gave no mercy. Teeth and a talented tongue were soon to join the assault on his chest as well, licking and nipping at the exposed and unexposed flesh. Strong hands found their way up the front of his shirt to play with his sides and other pink nub.

At this point, Heero figured that Duo was in fact awake and if he wasn't, he was about to be. He opened his eyes, he could not even remember when he had closed them, to see Duo straddling one of his legs slowly rocking to create a steady friction for the both of them.

He used his hands already buried in chestnut hair to tilt the heart shaped face to his own. When he did so, he came face to face with glazed violet eyes looking back at him. He moaned loudly and crushed his lips to Duo's, his tongue demanding dominance of the other's mouth.

Duo had awoken to a very pleasant sensation. His hardened shaft brushed against something warm and solid. He could smell the musky scent of his soon to be lover. The smell, feel, and sound of him were like a drug; the more he got the more he wanted. Not one to waste a good opportunity, he slowly started his assault on the firm chest in front of his available mouth.

When he felt Heero's hands burrow into his hair, he could not contain the rush of excitement he felt. For the time being, Heero was letting him do what he wanted. After a few moments, he felt the hands in his hair pull his head away from the chest he was devouring. He looked up to see equally pleasure filled cobalt orbs looking intimately into his. He heard the loud moan, borderline growl, and gave into the breathtaking kiss.

He was only vaguely aware when Heero reversed there positions were he was on top and Duo was on bottom. Heero was feverishly kissing him while his hands were busy roaming along his sides, down to his hips, and back up again. Every so often, one hand would slip up his shirt to tease a nipple or play with his bellybutton.

His own hands were not idle either. They were busy caressing his lover's back and spandex covered bottom. He would get a deep growl when he squeezed said bottom. He could feel the heat and fire in the pit of his stomach getting to become unbearable. He wanted to feel Heero, not his clothes.

He brought one hand around to the front of Heero's short to tease him even more. He moaned into the other's mouth at the feel of the hard rod of flesh under his hand. The mouth and hands that had been exploring his body were now trying to remove his clothes without breaking physical contact. Just as Duo's hand slipped into Heero's shorts, a loud knock at the door startled them both apart.

They were both breathing hard and clearly flushed from excitement. They were also angry at who ever was beating on the door. Heero was just about to get up and shoot them when a shrieking voice outside the door caused him to stop dead in his tracks and the color to drain from his face.

He looked over to Duo who was deathly pale and shaking. He was looking fearfully between the door and Heero. Heero leaned over to whisper in his ear. "Duo-kun, you have nothing to be fearful of. It is you that I love and no one else. Nothing will ever change that. Do you hear me?" The only answer he got was a timid nod but Heero could still see the fear and doubt lingering in his eyes. 'We are going to have to work on your confidence in yourself love.'

He stiffly got up to answer the door already knowing who was on the other side. Calming himself down as much as he could, he opened the door and was greeted by the sickly smiling face of none other than Relena Peacecraft.

"I have finally found you Heeroooo!"

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Thanks for reading. If you stop to read this part, I will let you in on a little secret about what to expect. The guys, except Treize but he is gone, do not know that Relena is Zechs' sister. Use your imagination from there. I just realized that this is going to be a really long fic. Oh well. It is a blast to write. Don't forget to review.