Author's Note: The Shit has hit the fan!

Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing, I don't own the Beautiful Ones, but I do own Room 203 and all the moneymaking power therein. Yeah right!

Chapter 7

Duo Sings

She lay comfortably in his arms; just relishing in the warmth that he gave to her. His hair always smelled pure as it enveloped them both. She loved that about him, the way his hair fell just a bit longer than hers and how he would allow her to loose it during their lovemaking. He was so bold, so wild it made her body quake with utter emotion; something that Heero could never do to her. She grabbed the arm that was laced sensually around her and felt him smile into her back.

"Jina, I love you," he said without any precedence. The words just fell from his lips naturally and without ceremony. They sounded like they'd been on his lips for a lifetime. She stiffened at these words and he could feel her go hard in his arms, but he wouldn't let her go. The words hung in the air, falling over wide eyes and pert lips.

In her mind she'd wanted him to say those words for so long, but now, when she actually heard them uttered, she wanted nothing more than to make him swallow them up. Those words made nothing but trouble. She quickly pushed his arm away from her and looked frantically for her undergarments.

"Jina?" he asked innocently, all the while knowing that she was making a run for it.

"Have you seen my panties, Duo?" she asked, hastily shoving on her bra.

"Jina." This time the word was said instead of asked. He handed her the simple white cotton panties, his eyes pleading her to look at them. She only looked away, nervously, ashamed to look him in his amethyst orbs. She took them quickly and put them on, after that her shirt and her jeans. He stood up, the sheets pooling at his feet and caught her around her thin wrist. This stopped her actions but she did not look away.

The feel of his cool skin was shocking to her. Never had Duo been cold; he'd always been warm. But holding her now, the skin of his fingers was cool to the touch and this frightened her. She wouldn't look at him; she only froze, waiting for him to say something.

"Why are you running?" he asked, knowing the answer, but wanting to hear her say it.

"I'm not running, it's getting late and Heero will worry."

"Heero won't worry. He never worries about you." Duo said, loosening his grip. She could have fled and ended the impending conversation, but she didn't. She turned around and stared at his face, allowing her eyes to meet his but only for a second.

"Heero does worry about me, that's why I'm leaving so suddenly."

"That's a lie, your eyes tell me so."

"Duo…" she was cut off by his pleading voice.

"Don't lie to me, Jina. You can lie to a dog, but please, don't lie to me. It's because of what I said, isn't it."

"Yes. Can I go now?" She pulled out of his lax grip completely, now frantically searching for her shoes.

"Yes, I would never hold you away from what matters to you," he said, watching as she put on one shoe, then another. She quickly scurried towards the door and poised her hand on the doorknob.

"Why now? Why do you say that now?" she knew he was standing behind her. She could smell the scent of his hair. He'd made the sheets into a makeshift toga and stood watching her, silent as the grave.

"Because it's true. I would never lie to you or say anything to hurt you. But that is how I feel. I love you Jina, more than Heero could ever fathom. I can love you better than he can. I mean, would you rather that I'd never said it, and been miserable, watching you fuck me then run off to give your heart to Heero?"

"Yes! Yes, that's what I wanted. I don't want your love or your heart; I just want your cock. We fuck well, Duo, nothing else, nothing more. I love Heero not you. So let's just keep it the way it was and keep our emotions to a minimum."

Her words cut him deeply. He visibly shook after listening to her exclaim her intentions for them. He loved her strongly, and couldn't go on like this. He walked forward, touching a single loosed strand of her hair to his lips.

"There is a spark of love inside of you Jina, I see it when I'm inside of you. I make you happier than he ever has."

"I suppose you want me to choose?" she asked, her back still to him.

"I want you. At least one of us knows what we want." She pulled away from him and ran swiftly out the door slamming shut behind her. Duo locked the door, and put his back to the wooden panel and slid his body down. His chestnut hair fell into his eyes, shading the few tears that he shed. He listened as her car left the driveway, his heart going with her as the engine hummed a smoky tune down the rode.

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It had been two weeks since Jina and Duo had one of their many trysts. Roddy had been keeping them all busy on the new album called Cornucopia. It was her newest and greatest project. Room 203 was going to try something new with its sound. Roddy figured that everyone in the group had come into music by some other way: R&B, Hip-Hop, Blues, Rock n' Roll, Jazz, Folk, Pop, whatever it was, they had a cornucopia of different styles and sounds culminated in 203. Roddy had been brainstorming for months on the road about what she wanted the new album to focus on and she finally decided that she wanted to focus on artistry and team work and her band instead of her singing prowess. Cornucopia currently had three instrumental tracks, two hip-hop tracks, an R&B/Soul track, and one track that they couldn't figure out what to do with. Dou had written a song, lyrics and all. Roddy liked the artistry, she liked the lyrics, she loved the chord progressions, but she hated her voice with it.

"Duo, can you sing?" Roddy asked out of the blue, listening as the song he'd written was being played by Jina, Trowa, Quatre, and Heero in the background.

"Not really, not as good as you."

"Well, this doesn't really call for a great voice, just a simple falsetto and strong emotions. And it seems as if it should be sang by a man. I think the song would lose its power if a woman, namely me, sang it. So, try it. If you sound too bad, I'll take over. Just try it, please." Duo could never deny Roddy anything; even if he knew that his falsetto was too out of practice. He handed her the guitar that he was holding and took her position in front of the microphone.

"Roddy, are you sure about this?" Duo asked nervously. She nodded and he gulped. It was kind of cute to see Duo nervous. Quatre counted off the time with his sticks and the sound of his drums and Trowa's bass mingled in a disjointed beat. With extreme clarity and poise, Roddy, Heero and Jina joined in with a peppery and timed harmony. Duo swallowed hard and accepted his fate. He thought about the lyrics as his falsetto joined in:

Baby, baby, baby
What's it gonna be?

Baby, baby, baby
Is it him or is it me?

His voice sounded in accord with the rest of the instruments, but just different enough to be interesting. Roddy was amazed and she smiled inwardly the chord changed to a different tune and a smoother beat, less peppery and jingly as the first part. Duo's voice rose, and Jina tried her best to ignore the lyrics but something in them stirred her to no end.

Don't make me waste my time
Don't make me lose my mind baby

He looked at her briefly then turned back and started pacing around the empty practice stage. Jina swallowed but continued playing, choosing to ignore Duo's talking eyes. He walked towards Roddy, leaning in sexily, pretending to sing the words into her ear. She strummed the guitar playing back to him.

Baby, baby, baby
Can't u stay with me tonight?
Oh baby, baby, baby
Don't my kisses please u right?

Jina breathed out, listening to those lyrics. Was he talking to her? She shook her head in disbelief; he couldn't be, it was just a song. He sauntered slowly towards her, his eyes catching hers as he sang the next part.

U were so hard 2 find
The beautiful ones, they hurt u everytime

She shuddered and looked away. When she looked back up his back was to hers and he was speaking to the ghost audience.

Paint a perfect picture
Bring 2 life a vision in one's mind
The beautiful ones
Always smash the picture
Always everytime

The bridge played just long enough for Duo to rest his falsetto. Jina's mind was spinning. He was talking to her and she was about to blow. How could he write a song so insightful into their relationship? Heero was standing right there and Duo was risking it all. She had to keep her composure. But as the song played on, her mind reeled with thoughts of Duo and his kisses and touches and the soft words he'd whisper as he made love to her. She shook those thoughts away quickly, focusing only on the music.

If I told u baby
That I was in love with u
Oh baby, baby, baby
If we got married
Would that be cool?

U make me so confused
The beautiful ones
U always seem 2 lose

That Bastard! Was all Jina could think as she listened to the lyrics. He wasn't even close to her but he was singing to her. His eyes were closed, ignoring her playing, ignoring everything, but she could just hear her name implied in each question he asked. That Bastard!

Baby, baby,
Baby, baby,
Baby, baby,
Baby

His eyes still closed, his falsetto smooth and confident by now. Everyone was transfixed, especially Jina. The words seemed so honest and full coming from Duo. Roddy was right, only a man could understand the confusing love of a beautiful woman. The lyrics only made sense coming from Duo's mind. Jina ignored him, but realized that he was looking straight at her, crooning the lyrics at her, testing her resolve, inviting her to look. So she did. The music changed and crescendo.

What's it gonna be baby?

Do u want him? 

Duo pointed at Heero, his eyes never leaving Jina's. She swallowed, still holding onto her resolve.

Or do u want me?

He pointed to himself. Jina's resolve was quickly breaking. Her breathing quickened but she played on.

Cause I want u

She looked at him; her eyes filled with unshed tears, her heart pounding a strange rhythm. Heero looked angrily at Duo, venom seething from his eyes. Roddy saw what was happening but refused to stop the practice and continued to play. That's why the song sounded so natural from Duo's lips, he was singing to Jina. Duo continued to look at Jina and sing in a freakishly high falsetto, begging and pleading like the best of all men.

Listen 2 me
I may not know where I'm going (babe)
I said I may not know what I need
One thing, one thing's 4 certain baby
I know what I want, yeah
and if it please u baby
please u, baby
I'm begging down on my knees
I want you

He fell down on his knees in front of her, pleading his heart out. Sweat was dripping from his brow and tears from his face, but his eyes never left hers. Jina couldn't take it anymore; her resolve broke. The tears streamed down her face and she gave up on her keyboard. She ran from the room swiftly, not realizing that both Duo and Heero were quickly behind her.

She was halfway down the hall before she just stopped and fell to the floor. Her face covered, tears streaming down her face. The sounds of hurried footsteps came from behind her and she knew whom it was. He arrived quickly, stopping short of her huddled pile in the middle of the hallway and walked up, touching her comfortingly on her shoulder.

"You bastard" she said matter-of-factly, shaking off his touch.

"I'm sorry. I was never supposed to sing that song. It wasn't supposed to happen this way."

"This way? Duo, it wasn't supposed to happen at all."

"I gotta know? Him or me, Jina, because I can't go on like this."

"You asshole!" they both heard come from behind them. Then Duo felt himself being pushed to the ground face down and pummeled.   Heero was on top of him, about to bang his head into the hard marble of the hallway floor.

"So, you've been fucking my girlfriend? Fuck this!" Heero said with vengeance and smashed Duo's pretty nose into the floor. Blood splattered quickly, staining both Heero's hands and Duo's face.

"Heero, stop it!" Jina screamed, trying to pull the crazed Japanese man off of Duo. Roddy and Trowa were running down the hallways as quickly as they could. Trowa was on top of Heero restraining him and Roddy was calling an ambulance and trying to comfort Jina at the same time.

"Heero, you asshole, you didn't have to fuck him up?!" Roddy yelled.

"It's all your fault, her listening to your advice, you fucking whore!" Heero yelled and broke free of Trowa's grip. He rushed Roddy and pushed her down to the floor. Trowa was quickly tackling Heero and pushing him down to the ground, Trowa's knee ground safely into the other man's lumbar. Roddy crawled back to Jina's side as she was cradling Duo's bloodied head in her lap.

"I've ruined a dream," Jina said in a low tone, "ruined it for everyone."