Jess: Why that little…. ((grumbles something inaudible at Nuriko's general direction))

Heero: ((looks just as peeved as he glares daggers at Nuri too))

Nuri and Duo: ((look smug))

Jess: Don't think you're gonna get away with that, missy! It's MY turn now, and Heero and I plan to have a little fun at HIS expense! ((looks over at Duo who looks a little like a caged animal right about now))

Heero: Hn.

Jess: Don't you worry at all, Hee-chan. I'll make things better, I promise.

Jess and Heero: ((smirk))

Lunar Symphony

Chapter 4: Heero POV

I couldn't move. My heart was beating a mile a minute and my breathing wasn't much better. Duo ghosted kisses down my chest and stomach, talking to me in that deep throaty voice he has, making my knees weak. I think I was going to die when I felt his breath just above my belt buckle, then he stood up and walked away.

He just walked away!

"You wanted that list, didn't you Hee-chan?" Duo said as he walked to my desk. Why that little….

I watched as Duo sat down at my desk and began pulling papers out of my drawer and a pen from the cup on the desk top. I stared at him for a good ten seconds, watching him scribble away, keeping his entire focus on that loathsome piece of paper.

I am not good at dealing with emotions. In fact, I've mentioned I go to anger management sessions to control my temper. Truth be told, all my emotions are like that; if I feel something for someone, whether it be good or bad, I feel it intensely. Now that the war is over and done with, I have no reason to deny my emotions or impulses… I just have to learn to control them…

I stalked up to Duo, who was pointedly ignoring me and grabbed the beginning of his braid at the base of his skull. I yanked down hard, snapping his face up to look at me. His eyes were angry and confused over what I'd done, but I didn't give him the chance to voice his complaint. I leaned in, my other hand cupping his jaw as his mouth opened in protest, and pressed my lips against his, and pushed my tongue into his already open mouth. He seemed stunned for a second as I devoured his sweet mouth, but then became responsive and used his tongue to battle mine. I loosened my grip on his hair, but I kept his face pressed against mine, and I enjoyed every second of giving him my first kiss.

We broke apart when I felt he needed to breathe. I looked down at his glazed eyes and that dazed look. You should not have teased me, Duo Maxwell. I smirked at him and without warning, I picked him up and flung him over my shoulder again.

"Hey! What are you doing?!" He yelled, squirming in my grip, trying to get loose.

"Shut up, baka, you'll wake the girl," I hissed. Duo quieted after that and I took the pass card from my kitchen table where Morgana had left it and walked out the door, making sure that the building was secure on the screen of my alarm system on the way out.

I was glad that I had spent my first few days working on the building. From the look of it, it had once been some sort of school and I felt it was the best building I could have possibly picked. This school was surrounded by a fence and was three stories high. Since it already had offices built in, I thought it would be a good place to have the sort of "command center." I was working my way from top to bottom on this building and I noticed that somewhere along the way, this building had been used by squatters who put in what passed for carpets. So far, I had most of the third floor cleaned out as far as the rooms went and I had even gone as far as installing little kitchenettes and bathrooms in a few of them as well as a thin wall or two to make up some semblance of bedrooms. I had wired the alarm system so that I could control it from my private room just to make sure everything was secure. Sure, the halls needed a good coat of paint and the lower levels needed a LOT of work, but that was the least of my concerns right now.

I carried Duo to a room a few doors down from my own. This room was one of the ones I'd been able to fix up and at the moment, I was glad I had. I opened the door with my pass card and locked it from inside when we were in. I carried Duo to the little bedroom I had thankfully installed and dumped him onto the cheap framed double bed I was supplying the rooms with. As soon as he landed on the bed, I pinned him down, my face only just inches from his own.

I felt Duo's breath hitch in his throat as I stared into his beautiful eyes. I knelt over him, my thighs resting on either side of his hips, my hands holding his hands on either side of his head. I leaned down a little, licking his bottom lip, making him shudder.

"You should not have teased me, Duo," I said. "I'm not the same person I was three years ago… I don't hold back unless I have a very good reason to."

I leaned in and kissed him fully on the lips, my tongue making its way into his hot mouth and caressing his own. I sat up slightly and removed my already opened shirt. I pulled open his leather vest and ran my fingers down his smooth chest and down his lean stomach.

"What do I have to do to have you for just one night?" I found myself asking. I hadn't felt like this since the war and back then, I'd suppressed any and all emotions. It isn't until now that I realize that I've felt like this about Duo all along. I felt a tingling sensation in the pit of my stomach as I caressed Duo's soft skin. He was panting slightly, his stomach muscles clenching and releasing against my feathering touches. "You let men and women have your body for money every day, Duo… is that what you want?" I whispered. "Is that what it takes?"

Duo let out a shuddering breath, his hands coming to rest on the taught muscles of my thighs. "No Heero… I would never dream if having you pay for something I'd willingly give you."

Jess: Hey everyone!! This is supposed to be a lemon scene, but since FFN won't let me put it up, you get to read the edited version… if you want to read the full lemon, it's on my site. Oh, since I'm not allowed to put links here, there's a link to my page on my author page (look for jess-eklom). Enjoy the citrus-y goodness while you're there!!

Hours later, I found myself curled up on the bed with Duo in my arms. It was still dark out, but now we were both clean and a sheet had been thrown over our bodies. I leaned in and kissed the back of Duo's soft shoulder, cuddling his body closer to mine as I let my eyes shut again.

I've always wanted to feel this…content… and now I have everything I've ever wanted. I let my consciousness slip away for the night as I entered a world full of pleasant dreams and visions of violet-eyed imps.

That night I prayed. For the first time in my life, I prayed to every god and goddess I could think of that I've never really believed in. I prayed that I had finally found what I was searching for in Duo. I asked that if Duo really was the answer to my prayers, that he be kept safe and that he never be taken from me. That night, I admitted to myself that I did indeed care for Duo more than I wanted anyone, including myself, to know.

Jess: Hey there!! Sorry this chapter was short on FFN…but…Did you like?

Heero: ((looks very smug as he grins)) Hai.

Duo: ((blushes)) Okay… I'll admit it was fun….

Nuri: ((snickers)) it was all part of my plan to get you to write a lemon

Jess: well I wrote one, and now it's going to be your turn… just be nice to Heero… he is an innocent if you know what I mean…well… at least in this fic he is…

Nuri: You heard her, Duo.

Duo: ((smiles an evil smile)) I'm gonna have fun with Heero!! Nuri, get busy! You have to type your fingers to the bone to get to the part with the next lemon scene!! Hop to it woman!

Nuri: who said I'm giving you a lemon scene, Duo? Just because it's MY turn to write one, doesn't mean you get to be in it

Duo: ((looks hurt, tears glistening in his beautiful eyes)) you don't love me any more? What'd I do?

Nuri: Fine, I'll consider it.

Jess: I'm sorry Heero.. There's only so much I can do to protect you from Nuri.

Heero: Ryokai