Title: The Broken Flowerpot Part 3
Rating: R
Pairings: 2x5x2, 12
Warnings: Angst, Yaoi, Lemon
Spoilers: Yeah, kinda, some of the very last episodes
Disclaimers: I wish I owned them...but I don't. So I borrow them, use them, and put them back on the shelf where I got them. And for those of you who wish to sue me in hopes to gain money, you will be sadly disappointed to find that I don't have any!
Author's Notes: "The Broken Flowerpot" is the first installment of a trilogy, of sorts. I will be breaking this down in several bite-size portions for easier reading!

Heero had driven to the restaurant, his driving oddly normal compared to the way he used to pilot a mobile suit. Duo was happily letting the wind ruffle his bangs, since Heero's convertible top was down. He glanced at the cemetery as they passed, his eyes falling on the headstone that he and Wufei had visited so many times before.

I wonder what Wufei's doing right now... Duo asked himself in his mind. A sudden feeling of melancholy came over him, and Heero noticed.

"Are you all right, Duo? You look a little pale." How Heero could tell was beyond Duo. But then again, Heero had always known when something was bothering him before, so why was this any different?

"I'm all right, Hee-chan. I just miss Wufei, that's all." Duo tilted his head and did a little half-hearted shrug. "I'll get over it, and he'll come back." Heero gave Duo one of his patented smirks.

"Duo, he's been gone for a little over three hours. You can't possibly be that attached to him, can you?" Duo frowned.

"How did you know that he's only been gone a few hours? I didn't tell you that." Although Duo's voice seemed innocent enough, Heero could hear the underlying suspicion in the question. Heero mentally kicked himself for his stupidity.

"I just figured it was recently since you said that he just left. And I learned from Sally earlier today of Wufei's mission and its scheduled timing." Not exactly a lie, Heero thought to himself. He had heard from Sally that Wufei was leaving around 5:00, although Sally wasn't aware of it.

"Oh. Okay." Duo's voice had gone back to normal, and Heero let out a big mental sigh. He bought it. Good. They drove in silence for a few moments until Duo pointed them in the direction of the small restaurant. Heero made his way into the packed parking lot of Tailgater's, and they parked and went inside.

"Duo! It has been simply forever! How are you?" Two steps inside the doorway and a heavy-set, but agile woman came up and embraced Duo before he could react to anything. But after realizing who it was, Duo embraced the woman back and planted a kiss on her cheek.

"Hello, Lizzie. I am perfectly fine, except that Wufei is out on a mission. But other than that..." The woman looked Duo over, and she shook her head and made a small ticking noise in the back of her mouth.

"You are as thin as a twig, darlin', and you could pass for bed sheets for how white you are! Come on, I've got your table in the back for you." Lizzie looked at Heero, her eyes turning a frightening shade of steel. "And who are you bringin' to supper with you tonight, Duo?" Heero felt the hairs on the back of his neck rise. The woman didn't appear to be anything out of the ordinary, but Heero knew from experience that you never judge a person by their appearance. And the look that she was sending Heero was sour enough to curdle milk.

"He's an old friend and comrade, Lizzie. He's just keeping me company until Wufei comes home, that's all." Duo patted the woman's waist affectionately, and she blushed a soft shade of red.

"Well, if you're just waitin' for Wufei then I guess he can keep you company." Then her face went back to steel and she glared at Heero. "But if you dare lay a hand on him, I swear it to you I will..."

"That's enough, Lizzie." Duo commanded quietly. Lizzie turned and bobbed her body in a sloppy version of a curtsy, grumbling something under her breath. Heero glimpsed, even though it was only for a second, the formidable foe that Duo would become if he wouldn't play his part right. A shiver ran up Heero's spine and he gulped hard as he followed Duo and Lizzie to one of the back tables that was more secluded than the others in the room.

"I'll be back with your drink, Duo. And you, sir? What will you be having?" Her voice was cordial, but Heero knew she would be glaring at him all night until he left, and then he figured that, if she could, she would watch him until he went home.

"I'll have unsweetened iced tea, thanks." Lizzie handed them menus before going to get their drinks. Heero glanced at it before looking up to see Duo staring at him with amusement in his eyes. Heero turned his head slightly to see if there was something funny behind him, and when he came up with nothing, he frowned. "What?" Duo tried to hide a chuckle, unsuccessfully, behind a hand.

"She is so protective of me and Wufei that it amazes me." Heero raised an eyebrow, and Duo's grin grew wider when Heero didn't quite understand where the conversation was going. "She thought I was cheating on Wufei with you." The realization dawned on Heero the moment Lizzie brought out their drinks.

"So what'll it be, guys? Duo, the normal?" Duo nodded and handed her the menu. Heero glanced again at the poorly structured menu, the dirty stains on the off-white cardboard.

"I'll have the roast chicken over tortellini." Heero said, also handing Lizzie his menu. Lizzie nodded, and walked away.

"Why would she protect you guys like that? I mean, it's not like you can't handle yourselves, or anything." Duo shrugged, and played with the straw in his drink.

"When we first started coming here, she immediately made it a habit to keep us away from the highly anti-homosexual crowd that usually litters this place." Heero nodded, motioning for Duo to continue. "Anyway, it was one night when Wufei and I were leaving when a couple of thugs came up behind us and caught us unaware. They got in a few good punches, giving Wufei a black eye and breaking one of my ribs. But Lizzie heard the commotion, and she fought off all four of the guys beating on us." Heero raise an eyebrow.

"She fought them all off?" Duo nodded.

"Yeah, surprising since she looks like she can't move very fast. But she is as quick and agile as Wufei or me, and she saved us that night." A small smile came to Duo's lips. "Those guys haven't been around at all for the two years that we've been together after that.

"Now, all of the people in this restaurant have some sort of pact to keep the two little gay boys from getting hurt." Duo chuckled aloud then. "They think that we are as helpless as girls. I think they would all crap their pants if they found out that the two of us were Gundam pilots." Heero joined in the chuckle, and he pushed his glass out of the way as a waiter placed their meals on the table.

"Lizzie will be back in about ten minutes to see how you're doing." The waiter said, bowing and turning around to leave. When nothing further was said, he walked back into the kitchen and Duo burst out into fits of laughter. Heero raised an eyebrow and cocked his head.

"What's so funny, now?" Duo brought his napkin to his face to cover the laughter.

"He is spying for Lizzie! I can't believe them! They really think I would cheat on Wufei?!"

"Would you?" The seriousness of Heero's tone and the underlying meaning of Heero's question caught Duo off-guard, and he instantly sobered up.

"No, Heero, I wouldn't. I love Wufei, and he loves me. It is as simple as that." Heero had caused Duo to become angry, or hurt, Heero couldn't tell. So, instead of trying to keep on the subject, they both went to eating their dinner, and the only sound coming from the two was the soft clatter of silverware on plates.

The dinner conversation had become strained, and they were both eager to get back to their respective homes. Heero drove quicker than normal, at least by his standards, and he got Duo home in record time. Duo waved a quick goodbye before disappearing into the apartment building, and Heero released a big sigh of relief. The night had gone well, despite the small mishap at dinner.

Heero grinned to himself as he drove to his hotel room, already deciding on a plan of action for the next day. A smirk crossed his features, and he sped through the streets, oblivious to everything but the mission that depended on him.

Duo had just finished unlocking his front door when he heard the vidphone start to go off. He quickly entered the main room and switched it on, smiling happily when he saw his dark-haired Chinese man on the other side.

"Hey Duo." Wufei's voice was tired, and Duo could tell that he had not had a good ride down to the Lake Victoria base.

"Hey Wufei, how are you feeling? You look rather tired. Are you sure you should have called?" The worry in Duo's eyes was apparent to Wufei, who gave his lover a weak grin and shook his head.

"You're already starting to worry, and I just got here. I hate to think about how worried you are going to be when I get home." Duo shrugged, his worry visibly disappearing, if not mentally. He didn't want to scare Wufei into coming back, even though Duo would prefer his man by his side. But Wufei had a job to do, and Duo wasn't going to keep him from it.

"I'm sorry, I guess...I just miss you, that's all." The tender moment between the two men was apparent, and not even slowed down by the lack of close contact. Then, as if a lightning bolt ran through them, they each looked at each other with a mischievous grin.

"You know, Duo, we haven't done it over the vidphone for almost four months. Are you up to it?" Duo's eager nod was all Wufei needed to feel himself getting hard.

"Are you alone, Wufei?" Wufei nodded, and brought the vidphone to his bed.

"Are you alone, Duo?" Duo nodded, and grabbed the portable device and took it to their bedroom. He positioned it at the foot of the bed. Then, while still in the video screen, he took off all of his clothes and spread his legs wide so that Wufei could look at him in the most intimate of manners. And when he spoke, it was breathlessly wanton and filled with desire. "Take me, Wufei."

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Sorry folks, again, just another moment shared between two lovers that is too explicitly written for the 'R' rating. Again, if you want to read the whole thing, it is posted at www.adultfanfiction.net under the penname SilentOne.
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After a few moments, and both Duo and Wufei had come down from the mountain of post coital bliss, they looked at each other through the screens, and they were both happy to see satisfied smiles on each other's faces. "That was great, 'Fei. Thank you." Duo yawned largely, and he reached to the side of the bed and retrieved a towel that was lying on the ground. Then he started to clean off his body.

"No, thank you Duo. I don't know what I would do without you. I love you." Wufei reached out and touched the screen, wanting desperately to be with his love. Duo also reached out to touch Wufei, and they kept their eyes locked on one another.

"I love you, too, Wufei. I love you, too." Duo yawned again, and they both broke out in laughter when Duo finally finished it. "Sorry, 'Fei. I guess I'm just tired, that's all. Are you going to call tomorrow night?" Wufei nodded.

"Yeah, I'll call tomorrow night. Sweet dreams."

"Good night, Wufei. Sleep well." They each switched off their vidphones, and collapsed against their own beds. Then, with the memory of the video sex they just had, they both fell asleep with smiles on their faces and wet dreams for company.