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Me: Hiya! Sorry it took so long to get this chapter up. I had a case of writer's block.

Duo: Yeah, you should have seen her. She couldn't even write an English paper!

Me: Shut up!

Duo: Whatever.

Me: As you have noticed, I changed my pen name to 'Shiroi Hikari'.

Duo: Fukai Tsumi was the one that gave her suggestions for her new name.

Me: Yep. Thanks a bunch Tsumi-chan!

Duo: Now, on with the chapter!

Battle of the Heart

Chapter Thirteen: Swimming Part One

Lenx eyes slowly fluttered open as she lay in the arms that encircled her waist. Huh? Arms? What the heck!? Lenx was about to jump up when last nights memories came flying back to her. Oh yeah. Duo said that he loved me. Lenx grinned as she tried to get out of Duo's strong embrace. She was almost out when the arms tightened and she fell back onto the bed. Duo peered at her through sleepy eyes.

"What'cha doing?" He asked as he kissed her forehead. Lenx grinned again.

"I was gonna go take a shower and then eat breakfast." She said as she tried to get out of the bed again.

"What time is it?" Duo asked as he let go of Lenx. Lenx stared at the clock and her eyes widened.

"Duo! We were supposed to be at school an hour ago!"

"But I thought Kri said that we didn't have to go to school until noon?" He asked as he sat up.

"But it's past noon. It's almost one-thirty!" Lenx said as she pointed at the small alarm clock. Duo shrugged.

"Well then, let's go downstairs and see if anyone else is here." He said as he opened the door. Lenx nodded and stood up as well. The two of them walked down the stairs and peered into the kitchen, expecting it to be empty. But to their surprise, everyone was sitting at the kitchen table.

"Good morning sleepy heads!" Cathrine said from where she was making pancakes. Lenx and Duo said hello back and sat at the table.

"Um, Kri? Where is Relena?" Lenx asked as she took a sip of her coffee. Kri shrugged.

"After she had gotten back last night, she said she needed to go back to the Sanq Kingdom to resolve some issues concerning her 'position'. She should be back within a week." Kri answered as she downed her full cup of coffee. Lenx stared into her cup as everyone else started talking about recent events. She didn't even acknowledge the pancakes that Quatre had set on a plate in front of her. Duo had already finished his second helping when he noticed that Lenx hadn't eaten anything.

"What's wrong Lenx-chan?" He whispered as he drank some coffee. Lenx didn't seem to her him and when he put a hand on her shoulder she jumped.

"Oh, sorry Duo. Did you say something? I kinda zoned out there." Lenx said as she started on her pancakes.

"I asked you what was wrong." Duo said as he dug into his third plate of pancakes. Lenx sighed.

"I'll tell you later." She mumbled and Duo left it at that. After everyone had finished eating, they went off to various places around the facility. Heero and Kri had disappeared into Heero's room, probably working on hacking into computers while Trowa, Reiko, Wufei, Sally, and Noin had gone off to the Mobile Suit hanger to check up on their Gundams. Quatre and Cathrine had left to go grocery shopping, since they were running out of food. Duo had gone back to his room to put on a new priest outfit while Lenx had gone back to hers to take a shower. Duo had found Hokiboshi curled up in his bed with a stuffed toy that Lenx had found somewhere.

~Lenx's Room~

Lenx sighed as she pulled on a sundress and pulled her hair into a ponytail. She grinned as arms encircled her waist and butterfly kisses were planted along her neckline.

"Did you find Hokiboshi? I've been looking for him for the past two days." Lenx asked as she and Duo left her room.

"Yep. He was sleeping in my bed with that stuffed animal you got him." Duo answered as he put his hands behind his head. Lenx nodded as she stared out the window again. Suddenly she smiled and pulled on Duo's arm.

"Hey! It's a nice day out, we should go swimming in Quatre's pool!" She said excitedly. Duo looked outside and nodded as Lenx ran off to tell the others. Five minutes later everyone was assembled in the living room except Cathrine, Quatre, and Relena, who were gone.

"Why'd ya call us Lenx-chan?" Kri asked as she sat down on the couch. Lenx smiled from ear to ear.

"I think we should go swimming in Quatre's giant pool out back!" She said as she looked at everyone. Kri, Reiko, Noin, Duo, and Trowa agreed but it took a little convincing for Heero and Wufei to agree. The girls smiled and heeded back to their rooms to change while the guys did the same.

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Sorry to end it so short but I have to get off of the computer.

Duo: Yeah, she has to finish up some drawings.

Me: Yep! I'm an aspiring manga artist and I would like to start drawing and stuff.

Duo: Hopefully, her drawings will be better than they used to.

Me: Don't worry Duo-chan, they will.

Duo: Next chapter Trowa will be joining us in this little section!

Me: And some very interesting stuff happens when the group goes swimming!

Duo: So please review!

Me and the entire Gundam Wing cast plus Lenx, Kri, and Reiko: Happy Thanksgiving!

~*Shiroi Hikari and the God of Death*~