Disclaimer: Gundam Wing, and its characters, aren't mine... *shrugs* I think the gist was caught in the earlier chapters, ne? eh, it's just fun repeating it ^_^

Warnings: er... shounen-ai, but I think that gist was caught, too ^_^ language? nah... if there is, it shouldn't be too serious ^_^ H+2, assumed 4+2 and 3+2... slight 5+2... *shrugs* ^_^

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"I'm.... so hungry..!" Duo wailed, as he clutched at his stomach, staring up at the ceiling. Then a knock at the boy's door.

"Who is it!? And unless you're bearing food, get lost!"

"Uhhh, I have an apple..?" Quatre's voice said, slowly. Duo got to his feet and ran to the door, nearly tearing it off its hinges, as he opened it.

"GIMME!" he ordered, his tongue hanging out, his hands outstretched. Quatre blinked, and held up his apple, already a few Quatre-sized bites taken out of it.

"Just a guess here, Duo, but... are you hungry..?" the Arabian asked, slowly.

Duo's stomach growled loudly, answering for him. Quatre smiled, as Duo blushed, slightly.

"Just a bit..." he admitted. His stomach growled again, practically protesting the 'just a bit' statement.

Quatre chuckled, "Trowa's making dinner..." he informed him. Duo blinked, then pretended to pout.

"You're not cooking?"

Quatre shook his head, "nope... I'm on hiatus for the time being... burned my hand too many times..."

"Really?" Duo asked, his face lit with concern. He grabbed Quatre's hand, and started to examine it. "Wow... I had no idea your hands were so sensitive, Cat..."

"Well, yeah... I mean it is oil we're dealing with, here..."

"Hmmm, guess we shouldn't use it so often, huh?"

Quatre laughed, "that might be for the best... might make things more interesting..." he agreed.

Duo nodded, "oh yeah..."

***

Hilde gasped. Was she hearing things!? She was just walking upstairs, to go see Duo. And she was hearing a conversation between Duo and Quatre.

"... I had no idea your hands were so sensitive, Cat..." Duo's voice.

A very unusual conversation.

"Well, yeah..." Quatre said, with a small sigh, "I mean, it is oil we're dealing with, here..."

"Hmmm, guess we shouldn't use it so often, huh?"

Quatre's light laugh. "That might be for the best..." a small pause. "Might make things more interesting..."

"Oh yeah..." Duo's voice, and it sounded... sultry. Full of lust. Hilde quickly ran around the corner. She had to interrupt! Fast!

WHAM!!!

"ACK!"

She sat up, finding herself in Quatre's lap, who was in Duo's lap. They both stared at Hilde, in confusion.

"Hey, Hilde... what's up?" Duo asked, not feeling at all awkward at the slender, blonde form that sat in his arms, practically.

"I... I just had to see... what you were doing, Duo," Hilde said, with a forced cheerful smile.

"Oh... Cat was just showing me..." Duo started to say.

"OH, I KNOW WHAT 'CAT' WAS TRYING TO SHOW YOU..!" Hilde shouted.

Duo and Quatre glanced at each other, confused. Then looked back at Hilde.

"I had no idea you were that kind of person, Duo!"

"What kind of person?" both pilots asked, in unison.

"AND BEHIND HEERO'S BACK, TOO! WITH QUATRE, EVEN! AND WUFEI! AND TROWA!"

Quatre blinked, "what're you talking about, Hilde?"

Hilde pointed at him, "YOU! YOU PROBABLY SEDUCED HIM INTO IT!"

Quatre's face turned red, "excuse me..!?" he sputtered. Duo raised an eyebrow.

"Seduced me into what?" he asked, looking very confused. Even More than usual. Hilde leaned in, her blue eyes piercing into Quatre's green-blue eyes.

"I can play that game, too!"

Quatre slouched back, pressed up against Duo, gulping. "What kind of game..?" he asked, nervously.

Hilde narrowed her eyes, "NO ONE WILL STAND IN MY WAY!" she shouted, as she threw her head back, and started to laugh maniacally. Duo's eyes widened, getting hit with a sense of deja vu. As was Quatre. He jumped to his feet.

"Hilde! You actually think that I... with Duo...? As in... me, and Duo... doing..." Quatre stammered, his face flaring.

Hilde composed herself, instantaneously. Then she nodded, "uh-huh... and you're not denying it either, are you!?"

Duo stood up, "whoa, whoa, whoa... what's to deny, Hilde..?" he asked, stepping up between Quatre and Hilde.

"'Wh-what's to deny'!?" Hilde gasped, "so... you admit it! You and Quatre... and here I thought it was you and Wufei!"

Duo shrugged, "well yeah... sometimes... Wufei can be more fun than Quatre every once in a while..." he said, slowly. "Cat's too stiff sometimes... never really enjoys playing..."

Hilde's jaw dropped. Playing? PLAYING!? "DUO MAXWELL! HOW DARE YOU SPEAK OF SUCH THINGS IN FRONT OF ME!"

Duo blinked, "what?"

"PLAYFUL!? QUATRE!? I think not! It should be obvious...!"

Duo shrugged again, and poked Quatre in his sides. The blonde jumped, and smacked Duo's hands away. "See what I mean...?"

Hilde couldn't believe this! Duo with all four of the other pilots!? It was unbelievable! She brought her hand to her head, feeling dizzy.

Then, she fainted.

***

There was nothing but blackness. Nothing at all. But... there were voices.

"... Why not..?"

"Because, Hilde's right there..."

"She won't see anything..."

A light laugh, "I had no idea you could act like that, Tro-kun..."

A small, almost seductive, chuckle, "you'd be surprised, Duo..."

"I'll bet..." another laugh, this time of disbelief. "What'll the others think?"

"They'll consider me..." Trowa paused, thoughtfully.

"Naughty?"

"... That's one way of putting it..."

Duo laughed again. "No... seriously, you can't..."

"This is a 'we' thing, Duo... it won't be as bad, if you go along with it..."

"Tempting, Tro-kun... but I can't..."

"Why not..?"

"Isn't this where we started..?"

"No... we started with..."

Hilde sat bolt upright. "STOP IT!"

Trowa and Duo both looked at Hilde, in surprise. Duo offered her a grin, "heya Hilde... glad to see you're okay..."

Hilde glared at Trowa, "I'll bet..." she muttered. Trowa smirked.

"Nice greeting..."

Duo scratched the back of his head, "uhhhh, you didn't hear anything, did you?"

"I heard plenty..." Hilde hissed, seething at Trowa. Damn him! Curse his sultry eyes, smooth voice, and seductive nature!

Still with a small smirk, he turned to Duo, "later on, then?" he asked. Duo laughed.

"What part of 'no' is hard for you to take?"

"I'll take it, if it's said the right way..." the green-eyed pilot replied. Then after a quick glance at Hilde, Trowa calmly strided out.

Hilde turned to Duo, seeing him watch Trowa leave. And he was smiling. Then he turned to Hilde. "So, how're you feeling?"

Hilde scowled, "fine..."

"That's good... got kinda worried seeing you fall, so suddenly..."

Hilde sighed, she was never able to stay angry at Duo for very long. She stared at the comforter, silently.

"Hey... are you sure you're okay...? You don't look so good..." Duo said, gently resting his hand on her shoulder, in concern. Hilde looked up at him, seeing the warmth in his cobalt blue eyes.

"Duo..."

"Hm?"

"Your... relationships... with the other pilots... ummm, how're they?"

Duo blinked, confused, then he smiled. "Fine... why do you ask?"

Hilde shook her head, "can you be more specific..?

Duo tapped his chin, thoughtfully. "Well... Wu-chan has lightened up a bit... makes him more fun to play with..." he never noticed Hilde shake her head, in disbelief. "Cat's still shy, but that make things interesting..." he grinned, "it's cute when he wants to ask for..."

Hilde slapped her hand over Duo's mouth, "don't need to specify THAT much..." she said, dryly.

Duo raised an eyebrow. Then he nodded, and pushed her hand aside, "then there's Tro-kun..." he paused, and chuckled. "You wouldn't believe what he just finished suggesting, while you were out..."

Hilde clamped her hands over her ears, "don't wanna hear it!"

Duo blinked, "uhhhh... okay..." he shrugged.

"Ummm, what about Heero?"

"Heero?"

Hilde nodded.

"Well... I miss him... wish he was here now..." he sighed, "but Relena's sometimes more important on his agendas..."

Hilde's eyes widened, tears of empathy welling in her eyes. That's why he went to Wufei, Trowa and Quatre! He was lonely! "I'm here, Duo!" Hilde wanted to shout. But she quickly restrained herself.

Duo smiled, "can't wait for him to get back... things have been kinda weird without him around..."

Hilde nodded, mentally. Weird, as in Wufei, Trowa and Quatre seeing it as their chance to steal you? she thought. No, she couldn't let that happen! Duo was hers! It was part of her deal with Relena.

Hilde crawled up to Duo, and cupped his face in her hands, "Duo..."

Duo blinked, "what?"

"I... I... I want you to know... that, I..." Hilde swallowed, staring into the deep pools of cobalt. "Oh, Duo..." she breathed.

Duo blinked, again, "what... uh, what's wrong, Hilde..?"

Wufei rapped on the door, as he stepped in. He raised an eyebrow at the scene before him. "Am I... interrupting anything?"

Duo got to his feet, "not really, Wu-chan... what's up?"

Wufei shrugged, "dinner's ready..."

"'Not really'?!" Hilde bristled, her ego getting bruised.

"Great, I'm starved" Duo said, with a wide smile.

"So am I..." Wufei said, with a shrug. Duo raised an eyebrow, then grinned.

"And..?"

"And... you'll have to compete with me for a decent meal..." with that, Wufei turned and headed for the dining room.

Duo blinked, then his grin widened. "Hurry up, Hilde..." he said, cheerfully. Then he dashed out, after the Chinese pilot.

Hilde stared after them. Alright. She could figure this out. Duo saw Wufei as a playful lover. Trowa as a more passionate lover. Quatre as the adorable, shy lover. Alright, so Duo liked variety..?

And Heero. Heero was... Duo's... Hilde furrowed her brow. She was stumped. What was Heero?

***

"I'm here to see Relena Peacecraft..."

"Your name..?" Pagen asked, stiffly.

The boy pushed his unruly dark brown hair back. His Prussian blue eyes darkening. "Heero. Heero Yuy..."

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veddy, veddy, VEDDY short chapter v.v at least it seems like it... ah well *shrugs* ^_^()

NO ENDNOTES! it feels kinda empty! ah well, maybe it's a good thing ^_^ just in case, whatever I may have mentioned that belongs to someone else, or some company, isn't... mine... *anime sweatdrops* yeah, it made sense in my head . not anymore, though...